Q: Is 24,012,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,012,240 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 24,012,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,680 14,293 28,586 42,879 57,172 71,465 85,758 100,051 114,344 142,930 171,516 200,102 214,395 228,688 285,860 300,153 343,032 400,204 428,790 500,255 571,720 600,306 686,064 800,408 857,580 1,000,510 1,143,440 1,200,612 1,500,765 1,600,816 1,715,160 2,001,020 2,401,224 3,001,530 3,430,320 4,002,040 4,802,448 6,003,060 8,004,080 12,006,120 and 24,012,240, with no remainder.

Since 24,012,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,012,240, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).